The short founding father, both in stature and the hand history dealt him

Page Smith, John Adams (Easton Press Library of the Presidents Collectors Edition, 1988). Two volumes, 1170 pp, leather-bound with hubbed spines, black with elaborate gilt design on the covers and spine titling. Archival paper, gilt-edged and sewn-in silk ribbon bookmarks. Very good condition; each with the Press’s Collector’s Note sheet tipped in. HBB price: $95 obo.

A professional historian who taught at William & Mary, UCLA and UC Santa Cruz, Page Smith (1917-1995) wrote over twenty books and was a noted activist in homeless issues for decades. His two-volume John Adams was the first to make full use of Adams’ personal papers, and won the Bancroft Prize in History for 1963. While McCullough's work has swept the field in recent years, Smith's longer narrative allows a much-more fine-grained view of a life rich with with incident, and the endlessly fascinating prospect of a small group of men winning a war, and creating a nation, all on the fly.

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